Pompeii Project: Porta Nola Necropolis

Investigating the archaeology of death at Pompeii.

The necropolis and fugitives of Porta Nola

The project, established in 2015, is investigating the population of ancient Pompeii, studying their physical and social characteristics, as well as their habits and customs, and how they lived and died in Pompeii.

At the Necropolis of Porta Nola, the project will be excavating in three areas of burial: The Tomb of Obellius Firmus (following the work by Stefano De Caro ), an anonymous schola tomb and burials alongside the city walls.

Together with the excavation, a team of conservators from the Museu de Prehistoria de Valencia will be leading the conservation of the tomb of Obellius Firmus.

Finally, the project is also studying the casts made of 15 fugitives of the AD 79 eruption, discovered along the road at the necropolis of Porta Nola.

The following short video is an extract of a film made about the 2015 excavation season.